Chapter 223 She's a Black-Hearted Dumpling
That brat started sulking with her after she said yesterday that the marriage with the Xue family would be postponed for now.
I didn't even eat dinner last night.
Lady Xinguo did not indulge him either, and ordered the servants to lock the kitchen door, not allowing him to have a single bite to eat.
He hasn't even fully grown his pubic hair yet, and he dares to go on a hunger strike because of a woman?
If you're so capable, then don't eat it!
That brat knew we had guests today, yet he didn't even bother to greet us. Does he have no sense of manners at all?
The more Lady Xin Guoguo thought about it, the more distressed she became. Just as she was about to instruct her maid to find Xie Xuanxiao, she saw him enter from outside the door.
He secretly breathed a sigh of relief; at least the brat knew a thing or two about manners.
Xie Xuanxiao bowed and greeted Song Yi.
Song Yi helped Li Nanke to his feet and solemnly thanked him for saving her life.
"...I don't know what Young Master Xie likes, so I've prepared some food and writing materials. I hope Young Master Xie will like them."
"You're too kind, Madam Song."
Xie Xuanxiao exchanged a few polite words, then his gaze fell on Li Nanke's face.
Then his lips curved into a gentle, concerned smile.
"Is the wound on Li's forehead any better? Does it still hurt?"
Alarm bells rang in Li Nanke's mind.
Xie Xuanxiao has never liked her and has never been kind to her. Why is he being so gentle and polite today?
She adopted a well-behaved demeanor, looked up at Xie Xuanxiao, and smiled.
"Thank you for your concern, Brother Xie. The wound has healed a lot and doesn't hurt anymore."
Lady Xin Guoguo was extremely fond of her obedient appearance.
It's because the Xie family has been all men for three generations, with not a single girl.
When it came to Lady Xin, she gave birth to three sons in a row, but she just couldn't give birth to the daughter she wanted.
"Oh my, Ke'er is such a sweet and adorable little girl. Why couldn't I have given birth to a lovely daughter? All I have are annoying little boys!"
Thinking about Xie Xuanxiao's marriage, she felt heartbroken again.
Song Yi comforted her, "Having a child is a blessing from God, and it's good whether it's a boy or a girl."
Even so, Lady Xin Guoguo still found Li Nanke incredibly endearing.
Xie Xuanxiao's eyes flickered slightly, and he said, "I heard that the crabapple blossoms in the greenhouse are in bloom. Mother, why don't I take my sister Xie to the greenhouse to see the flowers?"
Lady Xinguo's eyes lit up.
"Go on, go on. Young girls like flowers. It's boring for you to sit here and talk to us."
Xie Xuanxiao looked at Li Nanke with a smile.
"Let's go, Miss Li."
Li Nanke didn't understand what Xie Xuanxiao was up to, so he didn't refuse and followed him out.
Once outside the flower hall, Xie Xuanxiao's smile vanished in an instant, like clouds scattered by the wind.
With a dark expression, he strode forward, completely disregarding whether Li Nanke's short legs could keep up.
Li Nanke's eyes darted around, but he wasn't angry. He strolled along at his own leisurely pace.
It was already mid-winter, and the outside was getting drier and colder. The cold wind stung my little face.
No wonder Xie Xuanxiao suggested taking her to the flower room; the Duchess of Xinguo probably wouldn't have agreed to go anywhere else.
Xie Xuanxiao strode to the entrance of the flower room with a sullen face, only to find that Li Nanke had already landed at... the end of the road!
He frowned, looking disgusted.
The little girl walks too slowly.
Li Nanke didn't care what he was thinking. She walked slowly, even having the leisure to admire the flowers and trees on both sides of the road.
Xie Xuanxiao's face darkened even more.
When Li Nanke walked up to her, he pulled her into the flower room without saying a word.
"Li Nanke, how can you be so carefree? They've poisoned the horse and are trying to kill you right here in the street, yet you don't seem scared at all?"
Aren't you in a hurry to find out who's behind this? You actually have the leisure to admire the flowers and trees?
Li Nanke blinked her grape-like eyes and smiled slightly.
"Didn't you say you'd bring me here to admire the flowers, Brother Xie?"
"I......"
Xie Xuanxiao was speechless, and too embarrassed to explain that he had just made up an excuse.
He could only say dejectedly, "Aren't you really in a hurry to find out who's behind this?"
Li Nanke continued to feign innocence.
"The case was reported to the Bianjing Prefecture, and officials from the court are investigating it. What can an eight-year-old child like me investigate?"
Xie Xuanxiao couldn't help but roll his eyes.
He knew very well that Li Nanke was cunning and didn't act like an eight-year-old child.
"You're still pretending in front of me? There are people secretly plotting against you, aren't you afraid at all?"
"There are too many people who want to harm me, I'm afraid I can't handle them all."
Xie Xuanxiao gritted his teeth.
Listen to this, how could a normal eight-year-old child say something like that?
He snorted, too lazy to beat around the bush anymore, and went straight to the point: "I'm asking you, who knows that you went to the blacksmith shop?"
Did you investigate after you got back?
Li Nanke's heart stirred slightly.
"So, Brother Xie wanted to help the Xue family clear their name?"
Xie Xuanxiao made no attempt to hide his true feelings, "That's right, I promised Shu'er that I would find out the truth and clear the Xue family's name."
"How can you be so sure that the Xue family is innocent?"
Xie Xuanxiao blurted out, "I believe in the Xue family!"
Li Nanke was speechless.
"Just because Brother Xie likes Sister Xue? To believe in the character of the entire Xue family because of her alone?"
In the dream, Xie Xuanxiao married Xue Shu and became the son-in-law of the Xue family, thus firmly standing on Shen Xu's side.
The once indomitable Duke of Xin's mansion has become the executioner in Shen Xu's hands!
Shen Xu has not yet been found, and Xie Xuanxiao has not yet married Xue Shu, yet he is still willing to support the Xue family because of Xue Shu.
I don't know if it was because she mentioned liking someone, but Xie Xuanxiao's face turned bright red.
He glared at her. "What could an eight-year-old girl like you know? You just need to answer my question: who knows you've gone out?"
Li Nanke thought he was stubborn and pouted, unwilling to talk to him any further.
"Many people know about it. My family, the servants and maids all know, and the pedestrians on the street all know."
Brother Xie, go and verify each one's information.
After saying that, he turned around and jogged out of the greenhouse.
Xie Xuanxiao was stunned for a moment, then quickly chased after him.
Who would have thought that Li Nanke, who had been leisurely just moments before, would suddenly run like a rabbit, rushing into the flower hall and throwing himself into Song Yi's arms.
"Mother, let's go home."
Song Yi asked, puzzled, "What's wrong? You were fine just now."
Lady Xin asked softly, "Do you not like the flowers in the greenhouse? Or did Xie Xuanxiao bully you?"
Li Nanke trembled, her little face on the verge of tears.
"Brother Xie didn't bully me. He... he just kept asking me who I told him about going out."
He even told me not to wrongly accuse the Xue family. Brother Xie is such a kind person; he must be trying to help Sister Xue, right?
As soon as Xie Xuanxiao entered the room, his face darkened upon hearing Li Nanke's words.
I instinctively stepped back, and sure enough, I immediately heard the sound of my own mother behind me, a sound that could practically lift the roof off.
"Xie Xuanxiao, you stop right there!"
Xie Xuanxiao.......
Li Nanke is definitely not a real eight-year-old child!
She's a heartless glutinous rice ball!
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